Knowing the creation process end to end is invaluable. Maybe build something that your class would find useful. Then you get first hand experience & feedback. I

Knowing the creation process end to end is invaluable. Maybe build something that your class would find useful. Then you get first hand experience & feedback. It would probably be good for your resume too. Hmm, maybe something like a video repository to store recorded lectures, that works on mobile devices. Lecturers might get on board if you point out that students will retain more info if they can re-visit tough topics. It also makes an awesome revision tool which might deliver impressive test scores. Or you could build a site that lists all the tools out there for hacking projects together. Balsamiq, MediaLoot, themeforest etc. That would go down pretty well here too. You could also let people add suggested sites so it continues to grow. You could probably even get some affiliate links in there too so it shouldn't cost you anything to run.